Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-02
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- 1872 =
In 1875. wkiIa Ia California in ths Co.
paeity o. ntafna e0Ffe1po16suts says
writer Ia the PhiladeiphiA Press. RODE
cns day late il the fab into ths neg
esnp e Granite Bagin. TAis mtn1nR
dis1ries wss said 10 be many miies tfom
| ChFisiian fn71ssoes, b1t Il wss, % faet,
0nty senay miles from Qniney, the Win
| try seat Of piumas Connay On ms nextn.
anH thirty nsiEes from OEoxllis- "Oid
| Babeb, !" the veteran quaEtz utres Of ne
nsfthern eounsiea, had esesatlg sirock
q iiftle benauza Of Roid bearinG r0ok
/ u thin reeson, which hsd 6ee1 wofk8o
/ fof les rfeh deposits frcm 1852 % 1eso
and thea desarsod. IL was good Thing
/ fss my pspeE In q Journalists senss and
several thousand shares Of stoek 10 tne
mine and milling compauy. which Ol1
Bach vas ind1striou9y fsEminG. y u
was hEst 70 wgits up the great n1d.
A few hears sfteF my arrival at Gran
| lie Basin, much 10 my annoyance vas
| Joined b. The correspondent Of Q rival
newspaper. He vas q bright yoanR
Irahman. / Immediately dsotded 70
| qaissiy Leave the camp late that night
make for Or0ville, and sad my news %
san Francisco b. wire. We all turned
IN early, and everyone vas soon SOUND.
/ II Sleeping save myseh. II vas pass
| II O'clock when stole from the cabin
without ewakening my rival or tne
Others. mounted . horse and ses cas-
on my chilly midnieht ride. Ine thick.
u falling snow whifled eltnef ana
| thikheF, and the aiE vas biting cold.
when perhaps half way 10 the top OF
the hill my horse stumbled and fell
II n. 4 Her4 al ~ a A
be had lAmed himeelf 90 badly that be
would never be able to carry me through,
and turned him loose to md the way
back 70 camp, and proceeded on ny
Way afoof. I thouQht / could easily
reach the Mountain HOuse, which was
about twelve miles distant On the Of0-
vile road, and there get another animal.
Ine storm tnafeassd in its fury, and in
the darkness and driving snow lost
the trail. Fully too hours passed be-
fore I succeeded in reaching the top OF
Rrenehman's Hill. The Mountain
House vas miles away yet. and / half
dazsd and Suffering intensely from The
cold. The blast was terrific and blew
the snow into my eyes With blindinR
force. / fought my way through the
storm down the mountain side. Ny
limbs we're benuubed With cold and
my strength well nigh spent, when ct q
, sharp turn Of the road / came upon 9
cabin full Of serviceAble logs. had
taken the wrong direction when leaving
| the tsp Of the bill. Instead Of follow
. | ing the OToville road 20 the south had
turned 10 the north; bot the mistake
bad saved my life. Ensering the cabin
! buried myself in the heap of blankets
J upon the door and partially thaved Oui
, before proceeded 20 build q IRE and
brew q can OF ateAminG coffee. Thf
cabin on the mountain side was ball
} for that object, and is the gifs Of ''Ohet,
! Who keeps the tavern, store and poei
office at the foot OF the bill TO the north
On the day following. l was gladden.
? ed by the appearance ct carrier who
, was packing the mail over the noun
tain on snow shoes. He decided Il
atop over for the night, and being 9
! oompanionable felloa ,it was not long be
foFe be let o1t that be had stopped al
Granite Basin, aud that g snowed-iE
Newspaper correspondent there had civ
en- him q long dispatch TO send over thu
wire when be arrived at Qainey.
The carrier and myself spent q
pleasant evening together, and he bRdG
me q friendly goodnight as be rolled
himself in bis blankets. rs soon slep,
soundly. An hour after / cFept from
} under my blankets, donned my clothes
} and strapped the mail pack on my back
did not wish 10 delay the mail for sew
, sFAl days, as would likely DO the result
, Of carrying out my plan. cautiously
opened the door, tied on the carriers
, snow shoes, and started dswn the gFeai
} white incline. had NOS gone Q dozsE
} rods when the voice Of the carrier reach
: cd me, crying. Stop, or / will shoot
He had right 10 shoot, but could mo-
D have stopped even IL I had wished. FOL
] | was shooting down the hill With thi
velocity of q tobo0Ran. Crack wen
] the carriers revolver until every cham
Der was emptied. / do not think hI
8 tried 10 hit me. vas not an expert OF
! the speeding snow shoes, bat after sew
sral tumbles and few bruises ar
rived as Chefs calavansary.
| had calculated upon obtaining {
messenger there, but in this was dis
appointed. and, after few hours res
aud hearty meal. ! khouldered M
mail psek. tied on my snow shoes agar
5 and proceeded on my wesrisome way Il
Quincy. | made II In fairly good tim,
and delivered nay pack. The post-mas
ter there vas q good fellow, and Rlal
enough 10 get the mail without inquir
ing too closely into the lavfulnsss o
the delivery. / had narrowly escapes
death; my feet and hands we're frost Bit
ten. bat vas enabled ia the little tels
graph office Ct Qliney TO preoede m.
: dispatch 10 my paper with the RloFiou
word scoop" How | enjoyed tn
thought Of the discontinue Of my Tiva
when be found out how eleveFly be bat